Meter clicks a steady beat
Wipers sweep the winding sheet
Violin case rests on curb
Player hunched with frozen nerve
Synth chords bleed from underground
Pixel shades make hollow sound
Bow sings through the arcade gloom
Chasing out the concrete room
Eight-bit drums and cello cry
Taxi waits while days go by
Fare can wait for one more tune
Morning breaks the night too soon
Joystick clicks a plastic heart
Quarter slots feed pixel art
Violin sings Pac-Man's theme
Dreams awake in circuit stream
Cabbie smiles through blue cig smoke
Watches how the chords evoke
Bow sings through the arcade gloom
Chasing out the concrete room
Eight-bit drums and cello cry
Taxi waits while days go by
Fare can wait for one more tune
Morning breaks the night too soon
Rain turns heavy on the hood
Engine purrs like it should
Violinist packs the case
Wipes the rosin from his face
Synth fade out on final score
Cab pulls forward, wants no more
Steel strings know the midnight grind
Calloused fingers, weathered kind
Arcade lights don't pay the rent
Music pays what cash forget
Meter drops a silver coin
Cabbie heads for home again
Tires hiss on wet asphalt
Dawn light brings the night to halt
Bow sings through the arcade gloom
Chasing out the concrete room
Eight-bit drums and cello cry
Taxi waits while days go by
Fare can wait for one more tune
Morning breaks the night too soon
Steering wheel wears leather thin
Stories etched in dust within
Violin tune rides the air
Long after the player's there
Meter resets for morning run
Another day is nearly done
Bow sings through the arcade gloom
Chasing out the concrete room
Eight-bit drums and cello cry
Taxi waits while days go by
Fare can wait for one more tune
Morning breaks the night too soon
Engine hums, the city wakes
Violin tune the night shift takes